The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-11
THINGS HEARD AND SEEN.

Scene in Virginia avenue car one evening last
week: Car crowded with women-drunken man
standing with face to rear door-boy and large
basket filed with freshy-ironed clothes a few
feet farther Ed the aisle-sudden lurch of car
man falls backward into clothes basket and lies
there. unable to extricate himself until help g
summoned from the outside.
II noticed an article in the Sunday Journal,
a few weeks ago." said Washing ton street shoe
merchant, yesterday, (which said that boots
had gone almost entirely out of use. This would
be true if it had been printed four or five years
ago, but it is a mistake if applied to the present
winter. Boots and extremely high-topped shoes
are just now in greater demand than they have
been in ten years past. There is some sense in
this for the reason that the lower limbs Of the
bosy are the most easily affected by changes OF
temperature. Half the cases OF colds which
lead to lung troubles are attributable to insult
hcient protection to the ankles and feet in in
clement weather. 1t is true that dampuess may
be kept out by using rubbers, but they are not
near so healthful as cork soles, and when used
on low shoes, which leave the ankles exposed.
positively injurious and often productive of
rheumatism in persons who are predsposed to
it Most of the shoes that are being made and
sold for winter have laced tops reaching
third of the way up to the knee, with good,
heavy calfskin uppers and double soles."
AS as an evidence of the vagaries or fancies
which sometimes creep into peoples minds. an
old citizen relates the following: Alexander
Worth, who died at Mooresyille few years ago,
was at one time connected in an official capacity
with the Cincinnati. Indianapolis & Lafayette
railroad with headquarters at Cincinnati.
After leaving the service of the road be re-
turned to his former place of residence in Nor
gan county. For some time after his return he
complained to his friends that it was impossible
for his family to make good bread out of the
-four furnished by the local miller-at least it
wasn't good the bread he had been in
the habit of getting at a certain bakery in Gin
cinnati-and IN order to remedy the defect in
this staff of life. he gave his former baker an
order for barrel of the same kind of -four he
used IN making his bread 1t came, and while
it lasted Mr.. Worth was profuse in praise OF his
imported article. When the barrel was empty
and another order about to be sent away,
curiosity impelled him to find out where it was
made. There was no brand on the end he had
opened but on the other, staring him in bold
stencling, were the words: Banner Mills,
Mooresville, Ind"
Typhoid fever is again on the increase in the
southeast portion of the city. and numerous
cases have developed in the last two weeks. DR..
Hadley in talking with reporter, in this con-
nection. says: 1.-THE statement in the newspa-
pers few weeks ago that oil surface wells were
prolific source of typhoid and other fevers,
frightened many people unnecessarily, and
caused them to go to great expense in making
connection with the water companys mains or
in sinking deep driven wells. OF course bad
water is unhealthful, and care should always
be taken to see that the family supply does not
become contaminated by filth of any kind; but
impure water is not alone the source of foyer.
During sthe past month ] have had fifteen or
twenty cases under my care, and of these fully
half were in families that used either hydrant
water supplied from deep wells The
surroundings of the houses were clean. with
nothing to indicate that sewer gas. sinks or
vaults had the least to do in producing this
disease. My own opinion is that there is more
sickness in'the street dustweIbreathe-andi it was
abundant this fall after sprinkling had stopped
than there is in the water We drink. Milk Is
another source of danger. do not believe that
one-half of the milk consumed in this city is TT
TO use. Many dairymen feed simply for milk,
forcing their cows to produce it in large quantl-
ties at the expense of the animals health. and
every body knows the quality of the cows milk Is
exact reflection of its food and condition
Not long ago a dairyman complained that his
milk soured in his cans before 1t could be dis
pensed customers Upon investigation It
was learned that he was in the habit OF buying
and feeding IA certain grade of refuse matter
from the preweries, which always in a
state OF fermentation before it was sold AS a
consequence the mans cows produced milK
that soured in a few hours, and which, even il
it had kept sweet, would not be fit for human
beings. Street dust, which is posed of decay
ing animal and vegetable matter, and impure
food. enemies TO health that should be
carefully watched